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Exposure can be current or cumulative, resulting from many sources such as commuting or secondary exposures such as work, home, athletic club/gym, or unknown pollution. If your patient frequently travels or eats out, phthalates and parabens are frequently present in restaurant food due to packaging. Toxic exposure could have resulted from area forest fires, other pollutants, and other organic materials, or traffic commutes that contributed to benzene and toluene levels.

It is critical to inform patients that their results may potentially reflect toxic exposures accumulated over time, including transplacental exposure in pregnancy. Many of these organic pollutants (EPPs) are easily held in adipose (fat) tissue and are released through cellular turnover, weight reduction, exercise, and even the process of eating detoxification-rich meals. The goal is to reduce the burden in a safe, gradual, and methodical way, which involves the body detoxification system.

Detox Phases 1 and 2: These involve supporting the liver to mobilize and eliminate environmental pollutants (EPPs) and other toxins. The liver needs specific nutrients to detoxify. As your patient "detoxes" from their recognized loads, they will excrete other toxins. Phase 1 and 2 liver steps need broad support. Thus, fresh organic vegetables and fruits provide phytonutrients and trace elements to each pathway. It's crucial to warn patients about the "Dirty Dozen" foods' pesticide and herbicide content.

Detox Phase 3: Seems simple, yet patients rarely volunteer or understand the relevance of their bathroom habits. Patients should drink non-fluoridated water without heavy metals and other contaminants that poison metabolic processes.
Unless medically prohibited, people should drink 2–3 liters of pure water. A patient should have three "near clear" urinations per day.
Stool elimination is another crucial detox step. According to the Bristol Stool Chart, which can be found online, patients should have 2 to 3 meaningful bowel movements every day. Reabsorption of toxins from feces in the colon adds "yesterday's waste" to the daily hazardous burden. Toxins are more easily removed in Phases 1 and 2, making them easier to flush out.

Stool elimination is another crucial detox step. Patients should have 2 to 3 meaningful bowel movements every day. Reabsorption of toxins from feces in the colon adds "yesterday's waste" to the daily hazardous burden. Toxins are more easily removed in Phases 1 and 2, making them easier to flush out.

Lifestyle Phase 1: Assessing present and prior exposures in relation to EPP findings is crucial. Remembering that frees up detoxifying pathways and reduces future pressures. Driving with the windows up on re-circulate throughout the congested commute unless there is noticeable off-gassing. HEPA air filters at home and work can remove pollutants and allergens. Don't cook or reheat food in plastic. To avoid phthalate exposure, use glass or stainless steel water bottles instead of plastic. Grapefruit and grapefruit juice slow liver enzymatic activities, hence patients should avoid them during detoxification. Stopping grapefruit juice intake may lower drug levels in patients who take prescription or over-the-counter drugs.Avoid alcohol, a strong solvent, during detoxification.

Lifestyle Phase 2: Sweat helps. To avoid reabsorbing pollutants after sweating, rinse off immediately. Toxins can absorb and reabsorb via the skin, just like pharmaceuticals. Gym saunas and far infrared saunas are used by many patients to sweat away toxins.